Your employee experience strategy is only as strong as the systems it lives in. While many HR leaders have made substantial investments in SAP SuccessFactors to manage the workforce lifecycle, the real competitive advantage now lies in how those systems are activated to drive culture, engagement, and retention at scale. SAP SuccessFactors provides one of the most powerful foundations in HR technology, enabling companies to streamline hiring, manage talent, track performance, and ensure compliance. But on their own, even the most well-configured core HR systems can fall short of rising expectations around personalization, inclusion, transparency, and real-time responsiveness. Today’s workforce wants more than transactions. They want to feel seen, heard, and supported in their day-to-day experience. That’s why leading organizations are extending SAP SuccessFactors with native solutions that embed recognition, communication, feedback, and development directly into the flow of work. And that’s where Semos Cloud comes in. Built for SAP. Powered by Experience. Semos Cloud was purpose-built to turn SAP SuccessFactors into a living, breathing employee experience platform, one that’s not just administratively powerful, but emotionally intelligent and culturally aligned. Running natively on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and deeply integrated with SAP SuccessFactors through certified APIs, our platform enables HR teams to activate moments across the employee lifecycle with real-time data and zero middleware. From new hire onboarding and peer recognition to performance coaching and total rewards transparency, every action is driven by live SAP data, no exports, no batch jobs, no bolt-ons. In recognition of this alignment, SAP awarded Semos Cloud its Spotlight+ designation in 2025, highlighting our enterprise readiness, proven results, and commitment to native integration. What does this mean in practice? It means Semos Cloud doesn’t just “work with SAP.” It works inside SAP, delivering value right where employees, managers, and HR teams already operate. Discover how leading enterprises are turning SAP SuccessFactors into a true employee experience engine get playbook One Ecosystem. One Seamless Experience. Semos Cloud modules appear as native tiles within SAP SuccessFactors, including on the homepage and Organizational Updates section. Whether it’s a recognition feed, a personalized rewards dashboard, or an onboarding message, everything is fully authenticated via Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAP IAS or your existing identity provider. Employees and managers log in once, and that’s it. When an employee joins the company, completes training, receives feedback, or gets promoted in SuccessFactors, those events trigger personalized actions in Semos Cloud. A recognition moment, an onboarding gift, a performance nudge, each is timely, relevant, and fully embedded in the SAP experience. Examples include: Onboarding Automation: New hires are automatically enrolled in personalized onboarding journeys and receive welcome gifts and peer recognitions based on Employee Central data. Real-Time Recognition: Recognition appears directly in the Employee Profile under “My Awards,” reflecting peer and manager-led appreciation in real time Learning-to-Reward Flow: SAP Learning completions are linked to points and badges within the Total Rewards dashboard, and reward growth in real time. Targeted Communications: Personalized updates are delivered across Work Zone, mobile, SMS, and email based on org structure, tenure, and location. There’s no need for additional portals, training, or logins. The result is higher adoption, stronger engagement, and a more consistent employee experience, everywhere, for everyone. Why Organizations Are Embedding Semos Cloud Across industries, from manufacturing and energy to financial services and professional services, companies are embedding Semos Cloud into their SAP environments to realize business outcomes that matter. Global Manufacturer, 50,000+ Employees Launched peer recognition within SAP. In six months: Manager participation increased dramatically Recognition activity surged Voluntary turnover dropped by 20% 2. Professional Services Firm, operating in 30 Countries Used Semos Cloud’s communication module to reach remote and deskless workers via SMS, email, and Work Zone. Open rates rose by 60% Key updates reached previously disconnected teams 3. Multinational Enterprise Activated a Total Rewards Hub that combined compensation, bonuses, benefits, and perks into one transparent dashboard. Over 85% of employees used it in the first 90 days HR received fewer compensation-related inquiries Employees came better prepared for performance conversations These results aren’t just anecdotal. They represent a repeatable pattern: When recognition, rewards, communications, and feedback live inside SAP SuccessFactors, not alongside it, they become part of daily habits, not side projects. Reimagine the Employee Experience Layer for SAP SuccessFactors explore integration The Architecture Behind the Experience Beneath the intuitive UX is a highly secure and enterprise-grade architecture designed to meet the strictest IT requirements: Deployed within SAP BTP for customer-dedicated environments Built on SAP HANA Cloud, enabling fast, scalable, and real-time data processing Real-time sync via OData and REST APIs, with no middleware required Automated data synchronization for employee profiles, org data, and manager hierarchies SSO via SAML 2.0, ensuring one-click access across all devices and channels Productivity app integrations, including MS Teams, Outlook, Slack, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn for omnichannel recognition and communications. This platform strategy is not just about technology; it’s about enabling people to engage, celebrate, communicate, and grow without friction. From System of Record to System of Belonging SAP SuccessFactors is the system of record. Semos Cloud transforms it into a system of belonging. When embedded together: Recognition becomes automated, personal, and timely Communication becomes inclusive, targeted, and multichannel Feedback becomes proactive, structured, and AI-supported Learning becomes rewarded, visible, and shared Total rewards become transparent, accessible, and trusted This transformation doesn’t require a rebuild. It requires a layer that works with what you already have, enhancing, not replacing. And because Semos Cloud is modular, organizations can start with one solution and scale as needs evolve, without ever leaving the SAP ecosystem. Final Thoughts You’ve already invested in SAP SuccessFactors. But if recognition lives in a separate portal, if communications get lost in bulk email, if feedback is still annual, and if compensation feels opaque, then you’re leaving value on the table. Semos Cloud was built to change that. By embedding intelligent, employee-facing features directly into SAP, we help companies move from administrative efficiency to emotional engagement. From process automation to people impact. When experience becomes part of the system, not an afterthought, everything works better together. Ready to make your SAP SuccessFactors investment more visible, more valuable, and more human? Request demo Related posts Turnkey Success: Getting Started with Semos Cloud Inside SAP SuccessFactors read more Feedback Intelligence and SAP SuccessFactors: Turning Feedback into a Growth Engine read more Communication Without the Gaps: Reaching Every Employee Inside SAP read more
